Learning about Language国家获奖教案

Period 4

Learning about Language

Teaching Goals:

1 To enable Ss to master some new words and expressions.

2. To get Ss to have knowledge of this grammar point: The –ing form as the subject & object) Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Revision

Purpose: To consolidate the words and phrases in the text. 1. Ask Ss to find words and expressions that mean the same from the text and finish Ex1on page 12..

2. Ask Ss to finish Ex2 on page 12.

3.Ask Ss to finish Ex3 on page 12 ,and compare their answers quickly.

Step 2. Grammar Purpose: To get Ss to have knowledge of the grammar: the –ing form as the subject & object

Explain the grammar for Ss. -ing形式是动词的一种非限定形式，本单元主要介绍的用法如下：

（1）它们都有名词的特征，在句子中可以用作主语。如：

Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. Wishing for things, however, costs nothing. （2）也可以作为宾语。如：

His other hobbies include playing mah-jiong, swimming and reading. He also doesn’t care about being famous. （3）同时，动词的-ing 形式也有动词的特征，可以带有自己的宾语或状语。如：

As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. However, he cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life. I don’t like people talking when I am reading. （4）-ing 形式作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。如：

Chatting with them improves our mind. Quarrelling is no use.

Step 3. Consolidation 1. Ask Ss to rewrite the sentences using the –ing form as the subject in Ex2 on P13

2. Ask Ss to finish Ex3 on P13 in pairs and compare their answers. 3. Explain the following grammar point. 有些动词只能用-ing 形式作宾语。如：

Admit(承认), advise（建议）, allow（允许）, appreciate（感激）, avoid（避免）

, complete（完成）

consider（考虑），delay（延期），deny（否认），enjoy（享受），

escape（逃避），finish（完成），imagine(想象)，keep（保持），mind（介意），miss（错过），

postpone（延期），practice（练习）, quit（停止），

suggest（建议），stop（停止）等。.

4．Divide Ss into groups of four to take turns to describe an activity. Be sure to use the –ing form of the verb. The game is called “what were you doing when the flood came?”

Example:

S1: I was collecting water for my family instead of watching TV. S2: I was preparing some food for eating when I was hungry. S3: I was carrying vegetables to the market which was good place for exchanging.

S4: I was building a dam which was used for holding much more water. More Versions:

(1) What were you doing last night? S1: I was chatting with my e-pal about traveling into space.

S2: I was watching a TV programme which was good for relaxing. S3: I was playing a computer game which was about killing enemies. S4: I was listening to music while my sister was absorbed in reading a novel. (2) What were you doing when the earthquake came?

S1: I was feeding geese although I was tired of doing it. S2: I was looking after the child who liked only playing. S3: I was working in the garden which was famous for growing roses. S4: I was watering the plant which needed caring. Step 4. Homework Purpose: To get Ss to have knowledge of the grammar through exercises. To enable Ss to practice some new words and expressions. 1. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Using Words And Expressions on P49. 2. Ask Ss to finish Ex1 and Ex2 of Using Structures on P50.